5. Kansas City Chiefs

Brad Mills, USA Today Sports

Record: 10-3, second place in AFC West Remaining schedule: at Oakland Raiders (Dec. 15), vs. Indianapolis Colts (Dec. 22), at San Diego Chargers (Dec. 29) Skinny: The Chiefs shellacked Washington on Sunday, but they still would need to surpass Denver to move up from the fifth seed, an unlikely proposition considering the Broncos swept their season series and would hold the tie-breaker. The likely scenario is that Kansas City visits the worst division winner on the opening weekend of the playoffs.

Record: 10-3, second place in AFC West Remaining schedule: at Oakland Raiders (Dec. 15), vs. Indianapolis Colts (Dec. 22), at San Diego Chargers (Dec. 29) Skinny: The Chiefs shellacked Washington on Sunday, but they still would need to surpass Denver to move up from the fifth seed, an unlikely proposition considering the Broncos swept their season series and would hold the tie-breaker. The likely scenario is that Kansas City visits the worst division winner on the opening weekend of the playoffs. (Brad Mills, USA Today Sports)

Record: 10-3, second place in AFC West Remaining schedule: at Oakland Raiders (Dec. 15), vs. Indianapolis Colts (Dec. 22), at San Diego Chargers (Dec. 29) Skinny: The Chiefs shellacked Washington on Sunday, but they still would need to surpass Denver to move up from the fifth seed, an unlikely proposition considering the Broncos swept their season series and would hold the tie-breaker. The likely scenario is that Kansas City visits the worst division winner on the opening weekend of the playoffs.